Preparing for the new cycle of the Olympics: China's three-person women's basketball team is about to start the journey of Olympic points
China News Service, Beijing, April 20th (Reporter Hao Lingyu) The Chinese three-person women's basketball team is preparing for a training camp in Beijing on the 20th. Chai Wensheng, executive director of the National Team Construction Committee of the Chinese Basketball Association and the leader of the three-person basketball national team, introduced here the next plan for the three-person women's basketball team to obtain Olympic points.
Chai Wensheng, executive director of the National Team Construction Committee of the Chinese Basketball Association and leader of the three-person basketball national team, was interviewed
In the 2023 FIBA Three-person Basketball Asian Cup that ended in early April, the Chinese three-person women's basketball team won a bronze medal. Chai Wensheng said that this year's Asian Cup was earlier than before, and the Chinese Women's Basketball League (WCBA) ended later, so the women's team selected some young players to participate. He believes that there is indeed a gap between this team and national teams such as Australia and New Zealand, but they have already completed their set goals for this year-to enter the top three and win Olympic points.
FIBA has previously revised the rules for generating qualifications for three-person basketball at the Paris Olympics, reducing the total points from the original calculation of 100 players to the total points of 25 players. According to the goal previously established by the Chinese Basketball Association, the Chinese three-person women's basketball team will strive to enter the top four in the Paris Olympics. In order to get tickets for the Paris Olympics, the Chinese three-person women's basketball team will actively participate in various points competitions.
According to Chai Wensheng, one of the next major tasks for the women's basketball team is to hold the three-person basketball World Cup in Austria at the end of May. The Chinese three-person women's basketball team won the championship in the 2019 World Cup and won the bronze in the 2022 World Cup. "I hope our women's team can achieve better results in the World Cup this year." Chai Wensheng said.
Another important task of the women's basketball team is to participate in the FIBA Women's Three-on-One Basketball Series. It is reported that this event is a high-level professional event of three-person basketball women's event, which is related to Olympic points and Olympic qualifications. This year, the competition plans to hold 20 races around the world, and 3 races in China. The first race will be held in Wuhan in May. Chai Wensheng said that this year's three-person women's basketball team has more games, and the team has prepared a number of players. They will make timely adjustments according to different games, player status and injury conditions, and strive to complete this year's competition tasks.
In addition to the adult national team, the three-person women's basketball team also organized the U23 national team, the U21 national team and a commercial team to participate in their respective competitions this year, in order to obtain more Olympic points by striving for better results. "We hope that these four teams will participate in different points competitions, and hope to directly qualify for the Paris Olympics by reaching the top three in the world rankings through points." Chai Wensheng said.
